toser Negative Imperative Conjugation
toser — to cough
Use no + subjunctive: no tosa (usted), no tosas (tú), no toseamos (nosotros), no tosed (vosotros), no tosan (ustedes).
toser Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is for negative commands – telling someone NOT to do something. For example, 'No tosa si no le duele' (Don't cough if it doesn't hurt) or 'No tosas tanto' (Don't cough so much).
Notes on toser in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive mood with 'no' in front. So, toser follows the regular present subjunctive conjugation.
Example Sentences
No tosa durante la presentación.
Don't cough during the presentation.
usted
No tosas tan fuerte, vas a asustar al bebé.
Don't cough so loudly, you're going to scare the baby.
tú
No tosamos en la biblioteca.
Let's not cough in the library.
nosotros
No tosáis ahora, esperad a que termine la película.
Don't cough now, wait until the movie finishes.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'no toser' in a command.
Correct: Use 'no tosa', 'no tosas', etc., which are present subjunctive forms.
Why: The infinitive is not used for direct commands, even negative ones.
Mistake: Using the indicative present tense: 'No toses'.
Correct: For negative commands, you must use the present subjunctive: 'No tosas'.
Why: Spanish grammar requires the subjunctive mood for negative commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: toso
The present tense of toser is 'toso', 'toses', 'tose', 'tosemos', 'toséis', 'tosen'.
Preterite
yo: tosí
The preterite of toser is regular: tosí, tosiste, tosió, tosimos, tosisteis, tosieron.
Imperfect
yo: tosía
The imperfect of toser is 'tosía', 'tosías', 'tosía', 'tosíamos', 'tosíais', 'tosían'.
Future
yo: toseré
The future tense of toser is 'toseré', 'toserás', 'toserá', 'toseremos', 'toseréis', 'toserán'.
Conditional
yo: tosería
The conditional of toser is 'tosería', 'toserías', 'tosería', 'toseríamos', 'toseríais', 'toserían'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tosa
The present subjunctive of toser is 'cosa', 'toses', 'tosa', 'tosamos', 'tosáis', 'tosan'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tosiera
The imperfect subjunctive of toser (-ra or -se form) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'tosiera' or 'tosiera'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tose
Tose (tú), tosed (vosotros), and tose/tosa/tosen (usted/ustedes) are the commands for 'toser'.